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The WWII classic film Reach For The Sky immortalised the legless hero Douglas Bader. To commemorate the centenary of the RAF, the Mail salutes Britain’s bravest (and craziest) Spitfire pilot
Paul Brickhill
Paul Brickhill
He lost both his legs in a catastrophic pre-war flying accident and was told he would never walk,
or fly, again. Donning artificial legs, he fought to overcome his handicap.
Though reluctantly invalided out of the Air Force, he returned to operational duties when war
broke out in 1939, as Britain was in desperate need of fighter pilots.
or fly, again. Donning artificial legs, he fought to overcome his handicap.
Though reluctantly invalided out of the Air Force, he returned to operational duties when war
broke out in 1939, as Britain was in desperate need of fighter pilots.
